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As an example, the language that you’re exposed to in infancy (say, English versus Japanese) refines your ability to hear the particular sounds of your language, and worsens your capacity to hear the sounds of other languages. That is, a
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“he also disapproved of whining because he understood that it is contagious and destructive.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“Early success is a terrible teacher. You're essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you must prepare, you can't do it. You don't know how.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“In any new situation, whether it involves an elevator or a rocket ship, you will almost certainly be viewed in one of three ways. As a minus one: actively harmful, someone who creates problems. Or as a zero: your impact is neutral and doesn't tip the balance one way or the other. Or you'll be seen as a plus one: someone who actively adds value. Everyone wants to be a plus one, of course. But proclaiming your plus-oneness at the outset almost guarantees you'll be perceived as a minus one, regardless of the skills you bring to the table or how you actually perform.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.”
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“Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it’s productive.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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